The enemy of my enemy

@they
If my opponent was Beth Harmon I must be doing something right.

@trev33 said
My only enemy on the chess board is myself.

@they said
I mentioned in another thread that I view the person across the board not as the enemy, but as my game partner as it were.

Without them I could not play. It's chess. I love to play chess. I would certainly rather lose than not get to play. So I need them - that does not sound like an enemy to me.

Over the board we shake hands before and after the game. Same here - for m ...[text shortened]... Animosity? Something else?

Every game here is a "friendly" - we are not playing for money.

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